Hours

We are staffed most weekdays during the semester and summer sessions. Current hours are:

Monday: 1-7pm

Tuesday: 1-9pm

Wednesday: 1-7pm

Thursday: 1-9pm

Friday: 1-5pm

Ethos

The Scholars’ Lab Makerspace is a place for tinkering and experimentation with technologies like desktop fabrication, physical computing, and augmented reality. Open to everyone, we specialize in applications and research questions in the humanities and arts.

Informed by a rich tradition of Library support for exploring materiality in Special Collections and the Fine Arts Library Materials Collection, and for participating in the physical-made-digital in both the Scholars’ Lab and the Digital Media Lab in Clemons, our Makerspace Technologists can help faculty and student researchers evaluate new approaches to their work, and consider both the hows and the whys of making.

Learning how to do something with humanities technology gives us a more informed perspective on why we do things in the humanities. Both are vital.

Using the Makerspace

Interested in exploring the Makerspace? Have an idea to use microcontrollers or 3D modeling and printing technology to enhance your research or differently interrogate your assumptions? Check out our printer availability on our printer calendar. Stop by to talk to one of our Technologists, attend our maker workshops, or contact us at slabmakerspace@virginia.edu to schedule an appointment with a Makerspace Technologist or Scholars’ Lab staff to discuss your planned project.

What’s in the Makerspace?

FDM 3D Printers: MakerBot Replicator 2, Ultimaker 2, Lulzbot TAZ 5

SLA 3D Printer: Formlabs Form 2 (available for use with staff assistance only)

Assortment of FDM 3D printer filaments

Sparkfun Arduino kits, with Arduino UNO boards and an assortment of Arduino shields.

All equipment is maintained for use in the Makerspace and is not available for check out at this time.
Don’t see the equipment you need here? Visit http://makergrounds.virginia.edu for other shops, labs, and places for making at UVA.